The Australian High Commission in Port Moresby is hosting a special program of events through to Thursday 19 July, in celebration of the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week.
The program began on Monday 9 July, with a ceremony at the High Commission to raise the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags alongside the Australian flag.
This year two exceptional Indigenous Australian women have been invited to participate in the program – Stephanie Harvey, Chief Executive Officer of Indigenous Community Volunteers and rising star in the music industry, Emily Wurramara.
The two week program includes the formalisation of a partnership between Papua New Guinea’s National Volunteer Service and Indigenous Community Volunteers and a creative collaboration between Emily Wurramara and Papua New Guinea’s top female artist, Mereani Masani, which includes performing for and mentoring youth in performance skills.
NAIDOC Week first emerged in the 1920s when Aboriginal groups sought to increase awareness on the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians.
This year’s NAIDOC Week theme is ‘Because Of Her, We Can!’ celebrates the important role that women have played, and continue to play, as active and significant role models at all levels of society.
Source: Australian High Commission
